Dec
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Okinawan Karate
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It is said that the traditional Okinawan martial arts called Te and Chinese Kenpo were blended together and developed into karate. Karate later underwent significant developments in Okinawa based on several factors, including the policy of banning weapons following the political centralization of King Shoshin (1477-1526) and the Satsuma Clan’s invasion of Ryukyu (1609).
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琉球古武術（りゅうきゅうこぶじゅつ）は、沖縄県の古武術の総称である。空手を含める場合もあるが、一般には主に武器術を指す。琉球古武道、沖縄古武道、沖縄古武術ともいう。なお、ほとんどの流派・会派では武器術以外に空手も併伝している。
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